This week proved a difficult one for Heathfield II, at home against Hove III. Heathfield looked to have built a solid platform at the start of the game, but within minutes Hove took the home side by surprise and shot over the line for a try. Heathfield responded with good communication between all players, but possession was largely Hove’s. The visitors worked extremely well with consistent attacks on Heathfield’s defence. Following a successful formula and capitalising on the home side’s lack of structure, Hove scored two more tries long before the half time whistle: 0-15.
This ignited Heathfield in the second half and the forwards worked together, to battle their way over the line for a well worked try: 5-15.
Minutes later fast passing down the line allowed Ross Riley to fly down the wing, touching down in the corner to bring the score to 10-15.
Hove then kicked a penalty: 10-18. However Heathfield kept going, managing to turn the ball over and gain good ground. Will Drinkwater then kicked a penalty, closing the gap to 13-18.
Despite a hard match, the home side only conceded three points in the second half. Josh Mullet and Sam Pearce worked hard all game and scrum half Mike Jaques came on in the second half making a real difference, directing and encouraging more aggressive play. With an eagerly anticipated game against East Grinstead tomorrow though, Heathfield will need to fight hard.
Development Team | Latest News
2/20/2010 12:31:50 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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